The Old Gringo | Compare and Contrast
1914: The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, sets off a chain of political events that draws most of the countries of the world into the First World War.
1985: Many of the countries that had formerly been in the Austro-Hungarian empire before the start of World War I are members of the Soviet Union.
Today: After the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991, some countries are struggling to cope with independence and establish their own identities.
1914: Feminist Margaret Sanger is forced to leave the...
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